Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0520-01-02-.05 - ADULT HIGH SCHOOLS
(1) Adult high
schools may be established and maintained by local boards of
education.
(2) Before the Full-Time
Enrollment Average Daily Membership (FTEADM) of any adult high school shall be
counted in distribution of state funds, such schools shall meet the standards
of an approved school and shall provide without fee all services, such as free
textbooks, to which any student of grades nine through twelve (9-12) is
entitled under rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, state and
federal statutes, and policies of local boards of education, with the
exceptions listed below:
(a) The computation
of the FTEADM of adult high schools shall be on the basis of a four (4) hour
day and twenty (20) day school month. The FTEADM for any month shall be
determined by dividing the total hours for which persons were enrolled during
the month by eighty (80).
(b) While
in attendance at an adult high school, students may earn all or a portion of
the required credits necessary for graduation. Physical education, however,
shall not be a requirement for graduation. Students are exempted from
state-mandated tests.
(c) Adult
high schools may operate twelve (12) months per year and provide flexible
scheduling necessary for both day and night programs. All terms in a year round
operation are considered regular terms.
(d) Adult high school students must be at
least seventeen (17) years of age.
(e) Adult high school students may register
for and earn as few as half (1/2) unit of credit per term.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยงยง 49-1-302, 49-1-302(a)(4)(A), 49-1-302(a)(11), 49-2-203(b)(3), 49-6-409, and 49-6-501.
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